*[Enwl-eng] A Date with Ferrero

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      After we revealed that hazelnuts that end up in their products are 
likely picked by children, Ferrero agreed to meet us to “find solutions.” 
Let’s make sure this meeting doesn’t become a PR stunt for Ferrero. Make our 
demands visible and force Ferrero to respond by sharing our asks on Ferrero’s 
Facebook page.

      Tell Ferrero: take action!


This Valentine’s Day we want justice for children, not chocolate made by 
children!

Our continuing investigation reveals that the hazelnuts that end up in 
Nutella and Ferrero Rocher are likely picked by children in Turkey.[1] 
Ferrero recently confirmed that they buy from a merchant who supplies 
hazelnuts from farms where we found child labour. [2]

Now that our story has been published all over the world and close to 90,000 
have signed our petition, one of our targets, Ferrero’s Hazelnut Company 
Officer, has agreed to meet with us in early March to “find solutions.”

This will be our first meeting with Ferrero. To get the most out of it, we 
need to show Ferrero that our demands are supported by a lot of citizens 
(and potential customers) from all over Europe. This is where you come in!

On Valentine’s Day when many people will be buying hazelnut-filled Ferrero 
Rochers, let’s post this picture on Ferrero's Facebook page demanding 
action!




Our demands for Ferrero
And when we meet Ferrero in early March, with your support we’ll have the 
backing necessary to make sure the chocolate company responds to each of our 
demands.

            Help us ensure Ferrero stops child labour


We wanted to meet in Turkey so that Ferrero could speak to farmers and 
labourers, the very people who harvest the hazelnuts used by Ferrero, who 
are paid far below living wage, and as a result bring their children to work 
with them. But for now they’ve refused - instead we will meet with them 
1-2-1 in Rome.

Help us show Ferrero that we mean business and that our community will not 
let up until Ferrero takes action.

            Send Ferrero your comment + our demands to stop child labour


We’ll update you on how our meeting went with Ferrero. We crowdfunded the 
investigation into Ferrero back in June 2019 and launched the petition at 
the end of last year. This year, we’re not going to give them any respite: 
we’re hoping to go back to Turkey in the summer during the hazelnut season 
to see if anything has changed, and with our partners Global March and 100 
million we’ll be lobbying for a EU law to address human rights and 
environmental abuses in corporate supply chains.

With persistance,

David, Giulio (Rome), and the entire WeMove Europe team



References:
[1] 
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/dec/20/are-ferrero-rocher-chocolates-tainted-by-child-labour
[2] Information communicated to us by The Guardian on December 2019.

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From: David - WeMove Europe
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2020 3:55 PM
Subject: A Date with Ferrero



 
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